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by Janice VanCleave (Author), Tina Cash Walsh (Illustrator)
Ignite a passion for science in your student or child with these fascinating physics experiments for kids!
Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun, 2nd Edition offers new and lively experiments designed to ignite a passion for science in every child. Designed for children of all ages, this book includes high-interest experiments suitable for home learning, science fair participation, and active classrooms.
Physics for Every Kid is sure to engage the natural curiousity of children with experiments that stimulate the mind and encourage a foundation in the principles of physics. With common household items, you'll be able to create:
- Pendulums
- Air cars
- Experiments exploring magnets, sound, motion, light, and more.
This update to the celebrated Janice VanCleave series includes a fresh new look with full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations for each experiment.
Perfect for educators and parents of middle school students, Physics for Every Kid can be used at home just for do-it-yourself science fun and in the classroom to build learning experiences that enlighten and entertain students.
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Discover fun and engaging physics experiments for kids of all skill levels
In Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid, bestselling author and lifelong science teacher, Janice VanCleave, shows you how to conduct a wide range of safe and exciting science experiments at home, in the classroom, or at the science fair. You'll create pendulums, air cars, explore sound, motion, and light, and much more, all while teaching your students foundational physics concepts that will help them advance in their science education.
Each experiment is covered in step-by-step detail, fully illustrated, and conducted with accessible supplies. This thoroughly revised edition includes new and updated experiments and a fresh new look to make it even easier to delight and engage your students. From magnets to simple machines, force and motion, and energy, you'll find experiments to accompany every part of your curriculum.
Perfect for educators and parents, Janice VanCleave's Physics For Every Kid will also earn a place in the libraries of homeschool educators who are looking for fun and lively ways to spark a lifelong love of learning and science in their kids.
Author Biography
Janice VanCleave is a science teacher with 27 years of experience in the classroom. She is also the author of more than 50 science books that together have sold over 2 million copies. She is the founder of the popular website www.scienceprojectideasforkids.com and has tutored thousands of students and educators from around the world.
